“chewing gum” means the substance usually known as chewing gum, bubble gum or dental chewing gum, or any like substance prepared from a gum base of vegetable or synthetic origin and intended for chewing;

3. Except as provided in regulation 3A, the importation into Singapore of any chewing gum is prohibited.

[S 632/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

Import of chewing gum for health-related purposes

3A. Regulation 3 does not apply to any of the following:

(a)

any chewing gum that is registered or deemed to be registered as a therapeutic product under the Health Products Act (Cap. 122D) other than under the classification of a general sale list medicine in the Register of Health Products;

(b)

any chewing gum that is registered or deemed to be registered as an oral dental gum under the Health Products Act and —

(i)

contains calcium lactate at a concentration of between 2% and 5% weight in weight and xylitol at a concentration of between 12% and 36% weight in weight; or

(ii)

is sugarless and contains sodium hexametaphosphate at a concentration of between 1% and 2% weight in weight;

(c)

any other chewing gum that is registered as an oral dental gum under the Health Products Act and classified as a prescription‑only oral dental gum in the Register of Health Products.

(2) Notwithstanding regulation 3, the Director-General may permit a person to import chewing gum into Singapore for research and development purposes if the person is registered under the Control of Manufacture Act (Cap. 57) in respect of the manufacture of chewing gum.

[S 407/2006 wef 07/07/2006]

Obligation on person who imports chewing gum in transit to or from West Malaysia

5. A person who imports chewing gum into Singapore in transit to or from West Malaysia shall —

(a)

ensure that chewing gum in transit by road is conveyed in a container or in completely covered vehicles or wagons which are capable of being locked, sealed or otherwise secured;

(b)

upon importation, lock, seal or otherwise secure the consignment of chewing gum in the manner required by a proper officer of customs or such other person as the Director-General may direct;

(c)

arrange, at his own expense, for the consignment of chewing gum to be escorted to the Woodlands Customs checkpoint or the Tuas Customs checkpoint from the free trade zone or from the Woodlands Customs checkpoint or the Tuas Customs checkpoint to the free trade zone;

(d)

submit to the Director-General the export permit for the re-export of the chewing gum within 7 days of the re-export; and

(e)

comply with such other conditions as the Director-General may impose.

[S 172/2003 wef 01/04/2003]

Obligation on person who imports chewing gum for re-export

6. A person who imports chewing gum (other than chewing gum that is mentioned in regulation 3A(a), (b) or (c)) into Singapore on transhipment or for re-export to any country shall —

(a)

register with the Director-General as an importer and re-exporter of chewing gum;

(b)

store the chewing gum in a warehouse situated within a free trade zone and confine its movement within the free trade zone except that movement between free trade zones is allowed if the chewing gum is —

(i)

conveyed in a container or in completely covered vehicles or wagons which are capable of being locked, sealed or otherwise secured; and

(ii)

locked, sealed or otherwise secured in the manner required by a proper officer of customs or such other person as the Director-General may direct before leaving one free trade zone for another;

(c)

furnish the Director-General with a letter of undertaking, and a banker’s guarantee or such other security as the Director-General may allow for an amount equivalent to $10,000;

[S 632/2003 wef 01/01/2004]

(d)

furnish the Director-General with a quarterly stock movement statement for chewing gum which shall, if the Director-General so requires, be audited by a firm of public accountants; and